Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Americas
Americas: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 464 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rodenticides — agricultural use in Americas stood at 464 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Americas peaked at 13,620 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 464 t, in 2024.
That places Americas 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,503 t | 12,455 t | 12,631 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,734 t | 530 t | 13,620 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 609.4 t | 486 t | 766 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 505 t | 464 t | 576 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 12.55 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 9.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 13.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 34.89 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 19.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 25.42 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 13.51 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Americas?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Americas was 464 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 13,620 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 464 t in 2024.
- How does Americas rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).